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Household of William Clayton (born 1833, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Clayton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Clayton, born in 1833 in Disley, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Clayton, born in 1851 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), William (born 1878 in Warrington, Lancashire, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Hannah (born 1871 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), William's Sister In Law, Elizabeth A (born 1856 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and William's Niece, Selina (born 1878 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).


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William Clayton's household

Male

William

Clayton

Head
Female

Catherine

Clayton

Wife
Female

Hannah

Hardman

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Clayton

Daughter
Male

William

Clayton

Son
Male

Alfred

Clayton

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Hardman

Sister In Law
Female

Selina

Hardman

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Clayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Disley, Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Clayton

Head

Married

48

1833

Disley, Derbyshire, England

Catherine

Clayton

Wife

Married

30

1851

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Hardman

Step Daughter

Single

10

1871

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Clayton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Widnes, Lancashire, England

William

Clayton

Son

Single

3

1878

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Clayton

Son

Single

0

1881

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Hardman

Sister In Law

Single

25

1856

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Selina

Hardman

Niece

Single

3

1878

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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